souza's home has turned up bundles of cash and weapons. they say he killed rivals for power and showed his own crimes on television. his lawyer answers -- the police have no proof. souza hasn't been arrested. he remains free because he has legislative immunity. he can't make this stuff up. it's reality television the way they do it in brazil. this is brian rooney for "nightline." >> what an incredible story. our thanks to brian for that. when we come ba,s recetary of state clinton comparecticonion bush family. that's the subject of tonight's "closing argument." ument." hmmm... well... naaa... yeah! calculating for getaway. ♪ find your way to a perfect destination at busch gardens... and water country usa... where family-fun surrounds you... and world-class rides astound. start at buschgardens.com. it's the all new sesame street forest of fun... at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides... and everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪

souza's home has turned up bundles of cash and weapons. they say he killed rivals for power and showed his own crimes on television. his lawyer answers -- the police have no proof. souza hasn't been arrested. he remains free because he has legislative immunity. he can't make this stuff up. it's reality television the way they do it in brazil. this is brian rooney for "nightline." >> what an incredible story. our thanks to brian for that. when we come back, secretary of state clinton compares corruption in nigeria to the bush family. that's the subject of tonight's "closing argument." ument."

authorities believe there was a reason souza was on the scene for so many killings. heed arranged them. they claim he ordered five separate murders, this one caught on security camera shows the victim shot by a gunman arriving by motor bike. we've frozen the footage before the attack. >> in truth, he went as far as creating facts, and ordering the crimes be committed to generate news for the program. >> when police raided the presenter's home, they found weapons and ammunition, and large amounts of cash, as well as boosting ratings for his show, it's alleged souza and his son rafael were trying to eliminate rival drug dealers. souza, a former policeman himself used his television family to get elected as a politics. as a result, he has immunity from arrest for the time being at least. he's denied the accusations. >> of the investigations made by the public ministry and police and the task they created, they have been not been able to present any proof of any kind. >> on his show he claimed crime was running out of control. prosecutors claim if it was, he was partly r

souza's lawyers says the latest accusations are false. blaming a conspiracy devised by his political enemies. as once popular brazilian crime show, now redefining a tv hit. >> that was peter alexander reporting. >>> coming up, is your body wired to stay awake? there's new evidence now that how much people sleep comes from their parents. >>> encouraging news of a fight against cancer. researchers are seeing a decline especially for one g patients. >>> coming up tonight on "news4 at 5:00" -- >> good afternoon. we are getting ready for the battle of the beltway tonight in baltimore. we will go live to dan and lindsay. fan reaction. america is running out of sugar. the warning to the white house and how the falloutill affectch with a sweet tooth. and now may be on good time to buy a lot of wine. wine makers are offering deep discounts. we will tell why you. those stories are coming up on "news4 at 5:00." >>> the latest data shows a significant increase in the number of staph infection. medical records from 20% of all community hospitals in th

souza's son was swept up in the arrests of at least a dozen people while a search of souza's home hasdles of cash and weapons. police now say he was a drug trafficker who killed rivals for power and showed his own crimes on television. souza hasn't been arrested. he remains free because he has legislative immunity. brian rooney, abc news. >> in florida seven suspects are due in court today on new charges in the killings of byrd and melanie billings. a pensacola grand jury handed up indictments against the men on tuesday, two counts each of first degree murder. if convicted the men could face the death penalty. the billings, a couple well known for adopting special needs children, were shot to death last month. >> the pittsburgh steelers are getting unwanted attention. a photo shows steelers players posing with guns and pennsylvania state police secretary. it was taken during a 2006 firearms instruction session. the police say the guns were unloaded and all safety guidelines were adhered to. the steelers say they are unaware of any violation of law or nfl policy. >> there were some pic

souza's show went off the air late last year as the police investigation began to heat up. for now he remains free with legislative immunity that prevents him from being arrested as long as he is a lawmaker. it is reality tv brazilian style. >> peter, thank you very much. let's get a check of the weather now from al roker. >> we have to first contend with showers and storms possible this afternoon. 83 is the forecast high. a slight chance of showers and storms. pop up when it comes t where you guys from? >> massachusetts. >> good to see you all. thanks for coming. meredith? >> al, thank you. now to ann curry's exclusive interview with brad pitt. this month marks the fourth anniversary of hurricane katrina, and the hollywood superstar has dedicated himself to rebuilding his adopted hometown. he recently sat down with ann to talk about that work, his political aspirations, and his definition of true love. >> we are sitting in the house of a woman who just, after four years, moved back in this house because it was made available, thanks to your organization. >> and it's nice t

the guy in question is wallace souza, brazilian tv host. you laid it out there.e's accused of ordering at least five hits. they're first on the scene. they bring the footage. that's how they're getting contentses for the tv show. a little background on giant. he's a former cop. had a hit show in 1989, parlayed that into a political career. let's fast forward. the guy's on the scene in brazil. let's fast forward to the show. it's called "canal livre." they say he use the journalism and the investigative technique. here's what the cops are saying about the investigation. let's listen. >> the big theme was how crime was going out of control. it turned out he may have been part of a crime wave in which his tv show was also first on the scene at these murders which helped rates sufficient. >> all right. there you have it. again, creating content for the show, as you said, campbell. to drive up the ratings. you wonder where they get the information. police are telling the associated press, former employees, security guards who work for the souza, allegedly part of a ag

souza's show went off the air late last year as the police investigation began to heat up. for now he remains free with legislative immunity that prevents him from being arrested as long as he is a lawmaker. it is reality tv brazilian style. >> peter, thank you very much. let's get a check of the weather now from al roker. >> all right, thanks, guys. we're here, this the madison square boys and girls club. 125th anniversary? >> 125th. for 125 years we've been serving thousands of kids throughout new york city. so we're very excited to be here. it's our birthday. >> happy birthday. and maybe they could send somebody a little taller? >> a little taller. >> let's check your weather, see what's happening. it is hot out in the plains. bismar .96 dodge city, 95. temperatures 10 to 15 degrees above normal. rest of the country, we are looking at a high on into the southeast. southwest temperatures well over 100. we've got more rain along the mid-atlantic coast. southeastern atlantic coast. showers in the pacific northwest. lots of sunshine through the southwest, and of course we're

souza was a police officer once himself.ed for corruption, but that was no bar for his tv career, which in turn became a launch pad for a political career. but it was the allegedly made-for-tv crimes, the deadly ratings boosters that have him in the spotlight now. >> translator: to be honest, he went as far as creating facts and committed to generate news for the program. >> reporter: the police chief is taking no chances. all the investigators have been threatened, and judges in the case are being given the highest protection. as well as boosting audience figures, prosecutors say souza organized the hit to get writ rid of his rivals. he is also accused of drug trafficking of. he denies the accusations. >> translator: all the investigations made by the public ministry and the police in this task, they have created a have so far not been able to create any proof of any kind. >> reporter: but the police made sure that when souza's house was searched, the cameras were there to record that, too. they uncovered ammunition and wea

. >> reporter: police are looking into whether wallace souza and his son ordered at least five of thelings aired on his show. he aired graphic footage. investigators say he ordered the killings and then alerted tv crews to get to the scene before the police. they say his motive was to boost his show's ratings. souza remains free because of legislative immunity. >> his son is already behind bars on charges of homicide, drug trafficking and illegal drug possession. >> two people are injured in two separate iphones exploding. his device reportedly made a hissing noise before the screen shattered. another man said he went through a similar incident with an ipod in britain. they say the number is is low, considering the number sold. they also said the number of reports has dropped since apple evidently changed the battery technology. >>> russian warships are on the hunt for a missing cargo ship that may have been hijacked. the vessel hasn't been seen or heard from since late last month. >>> the arctic sea. a 4,000-ton, 320-foot ship, has simply vanished. she left on july 23rd, carrying a l

here is south captiol street up to the douglas bridge, also pennsylvania avenue to the souza doing fine 295 to the alum street bridge. checking speeds this morning, on the beltway, as you travel from springfield by way of the inner loop up toward i-66, eight minutes. from i-66 to the american legion bridge, seven minutes. off the bridge, over toward college park, just 23 minutes. so, so far, so good. barbara and joe, back to you. >> all right. thanks very much, jerry. >> thank you, jerry. >> time now 5:23. 75 degrees outside. >>> still ahead, get ready for a light show in the sky. we're at the peak of the annual perseid meteor show. >>> and a grocery store chain in our area is promising lower prices. we'll have details. >>> and here now is your "liz on the money" money-saving tip of the day. >> harr yowhat are your options you're behind on your mortgage? "money" magazine says find out if you're eligible to refinance or restructure your loan. also, contact your lender if you're struggling to make payments. and as a last resort, consider selling your home in a short sale, where the lender

it involves tv host wallace it involves tv host wallace souza, who is also a state legislature.y say cameras of his show were on scene of several suspicious murders before police even knew about them. he is also accused of drug trafficking. souza denies the charges calling them absurd. >> the chief financial offic of what was bernard madoff's ponzi scheme is behind bars. frank dipascali pleaded guilty to charges today. brian ross reports. >> reporter: for an investment firm that claimed $65 billion in assets, frank dipascali was always an unlikely choice of chief financial officer. he had no college, had no previous financial experience. but what he admitted in court that he did have was a criminal mind. in pleading guilty to the ten felony counts, dipascali described his role in carrying out the madoff ponzi scheme for at least two decades. he said all the transactions he recorded were fake. quote, it was all fictitious. it was wrong and i knew it was wrong at the time, unquote. >> i believe that frank knew as much as bernie did. and then as time went on, i noticed that they sp

wallace souza not only the host he's a state lawmaker but authorities say his show's cameras suspiciously been at drug trafficker's murder scenes before police knew about them. he's also accused of his own drug trafficking activities. he says the charges are absurd and they are being drummed up by his political enemies. >>> the families of three american hikers held in iran released a statement that i saig they're hoping for a quick resolution that will reunite them with their channel. shane bauer and josh fattal graduates of california university at berkeley, hiking on the iraqi side of the border when he accidentally crossed in iran, they've been moved to tehran, not clear what iran might demand for their return. >>> one of the two american journalists held for nearly five months in north korea is expressing hess gratitude. in a new website euna lee wrote when i'm home and i'm with my family think of all individual whose were there at the vigils, who wrote letters to us and the government, knowing that you would not stop until we came home kept me going day by day in north korea. >>> al

now, 20 years later, souza who serves aas a state legislator, says the latest accusations are false,t of a conspiracy hatched by his political rivals, for "good morning america," vinita nair, abc news. >>> one of two american journalists held for nearly five months in north korea is expressing her gratitude in a nu website posting euna lee writes, when i am home and with my family i think of all of the individuals who were there at the vigils, who wrote letters to us and government knowing you would not stop until we came home kept me going day by day in north korea. >>> finally a popular accessory for nintendo wii recalled because it could cause burns. cyclone essentials and react four doc battery recharging staigss can overheat the wii remotes. minor injuries have been reported. they were sold from january 2008 until last month. on recall now. that is the news at 8:04. now to the weather and joining us from seattle, hello again, doug. >> good morning, to you. a beautiful morning outside. it's warm, mid 70s, grats folea out here, a tremendous amount of names. sometimes you say hi to

. >> reporter: murder for ratings, say police, who were investigating tv host wallace souza who is alsot his audience. they say he's also a drug trafficker who was eliminating his rivals. souza denies all criminal allegations. >> translator: in all, the investigations made by the public ministry and the police. so far, they have not been able to present any proof of any kind. >> reporter: souza says his political opponents and drug dealers are setting him up. he says he gets good footage because his crews are good sources and listen to the police scanners. he remains free because he has legislative immunity while officials keep investigating. the show itself has been very popular in arizona state but was taken off the air late last year when these accusations surfaced. wolf? >> rosemary church reporting. what a story. thanks very much. >>> a global tribute concert to michael jackson, a unique look at where it will be held. and there's been a lot of talk act cooperatives as part of a possible health care reform package. only on cnn, we're going to take a look at a christian group's real-

now officials suspect the host state legislate irwallace souza commissioned at least five of the killings. police also accuse him of drug trafficking and say he had competing drug traffickers killed to boost ratings and also to get rid of rivals. michelle kosinski joins us live from miami. where is this headed? >> he hasn't been arrested or charged with anything yet although he faces charges of drug trafficking. because this guy is a state legislator, he has immunity right now and they have a special panel looking into accusations against him. he's also a former police officer and the show he's been doing for the last 20 years was supposed to fight crime and expose corruption. he's denying all of these accusations that he actually ordered these murders. he says these are trumped up accusations coming from people like drug dealers who are tired of him exposing their crimes and also political rivals. his son is actually charged with homicide in addition to drug trafficking. >> wow. >> wow. >> so i mean, obviously, this is the talk of brazil right now, right? >> it is. it's a big story there

. >> another book coming out this fall by denise de souza. Ñ anoth from regnery.s was a counter-argument to all the anti-god books that had come out a while ago. there was an argument there was no rational basis for believing in god and dinesh said quite the opposite there's a very rational logical reason for believing in god. this book takes up where that book left off. life after death talks about why it makes perfect sense, logical sense to believe in heaven. the after-life miracles and things that are not particularly consistent with the atheist point of view. and he takes a very logical rational approach to proving why it makes more sense to believe in the after-life than to dismiss it as a fairytale. >> finally, mark furman the murder business. >> another regnery bestselling author. mark furman did his very first book with us about 12 years ago. of course, that was the book that broke open the o.j. simpson murder case and he was the lead police detective there. he's come back to regnery with a very, very interesting book. he's, of course, best known as an an

william souza,ç a former politician and a police officer, ordered the murder of rival drug traffickers crews on the scene to get exclusive footage for their reality show. jane: new information about a man found guilty of aiding terrorists. harris: a jury looked at in this picture. it is him in front of the u.s. capitol. prosecutors say that he took a series of pictures of some of our main landmarks in the u.s. he said these pictures to suspected terrorists around the world. they say he also went to bangladesh to pursue the hon. he represented himself in court and said that they were just empty words. he did not mean them. his friend who also took the pictures was found guilty of the same thing in june. he faces 60 years in prison now. çhe is going to face 60 years n prison as the jury found him guilty on four counts. rick: when we come back, a new report warning about a growing trend of anti-government militias that on expressing their views with violence. çjane, and police have a suspet in custody in in her with a kiowa shooting. two people gunned down in a toll plaza. mr. evans? th

speaking of people lankans fdr and other interesting book is wendel wilkie who in an uprising against souzaf 1940 as a republican candidate for president. talk a little about wendel wilkie because he may be the hero of the public billy. and what was his role in all of this and how does the end up? >> guest: thought he was a performer. he was a democrat. he was for reforming in he was originally in the utility business so he started out in the business and said we're contacting utilities and his was not clear to me like that. he is going to be clean and he built up this utility company very lovely. and it was going to lead itself. >> host: at which they have no virtually no water country. so of the tva law was passed with the same authority and this is the same power schaivo we talked about before before public sector and private sector and one of the leaders of the team in lansing said in, year statute is agreed to an end perret, but this attitude is egregious and it's clear to be changed so you won't have money so why don't you corporate with me and the commonwealth of southern and maybe m